Arkansas Baby Names
#1 Boy (2025)
Liam
#1 Girl (2025)
Charlotte
Fastest Rising
William
↑ +6
Biggest Decline
Christopher
↓ −12
Longest #1 Run
James
6 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
6,201
births tracked
Fastest Rising
Madison
↑ +10
Biggest Decline
Ashley
↓ −13
Longest #1 Run
Mary
4 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
4,820
births tracked
How the Most Popular Names Changed Over Time
Popularity by decade — lower ranks indicate greater popularity (#1 is the most popular name).
| Decade | Oliver | James | Joshua | Elijah | Jacob |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | — | Rank #1 | — | — | — |
| 1920s | — | Rank #1 | — | — | — |
| 1930s | — | Rank #1 | — | — | — |
| 1940s | — | Rank #1 | — | — | — |
| 1950s | — | Rank #1 | — | — | — |
| 1960s | — | Rank #1 | — | — | — |
| 1970s | — | Rank #2 | — | — | — |
| 1980s | — | Rank #4 | Rank #2 | — | — |
| 1990s | — | Rank #6 | Rank #3 | — | Rank #4 |
| 2000s | — | Rank #6 | Rank #4 | — | Rank #1 |
| 2010s | — | Rank #5 | — | Rank #2 | Rank #6 |
| 2020s | Rank #2 | Rank #7 | — | Rank #4 | — |
Baby Names by Decade
Most popular · Runner-up per decade
1910sJamesWilliam
1920sJamesWilliam
1930sJamesCharles
1940sJamesCharles
1950sJamesRobert
1960sJamesMichael
Recent Decades
1970sMichaelJames
1980sChristopherJoshua
1990sChristopherMichael
2000sJacobWilliam
2010sWilliamElijah
2020sLiamOliver
1910sMaryRuby
1920sMaryDorothy
1930sMaryBetty
1940sMaryLinda
1950sLindaMary
1960sLisaMary
Recent Decades
1970sJenniferAngela
1980sJessicaAmanda
1990sAshleyJessica
2000sMadisonEmily
2010sEmmaAva
2020sOliviaAmelia
Biggest Name Shifts
Names that climbed or fell the most in popularity
Fastest Rising
William
+6 rank positions · since 1980sBiggest Decline
Christopher
-12 rank positions · since 1980sFastest Rising
Madison
+10 rank positions · since 1990sBiggest Decline
Ashley
-13 rank positions · since 1990sHow Arkansas Compares to the Nation
Names that rank notably higher or lower here vs. the U.S. overall
More Popular in Arkansas
- Cohen#82 here · #224 nationally↑ +142
- Bentley#87 here · #214 nationally↑ +127
- Kingston#79 here · #204 nationally↑ +125
- Rhett#64 here · #188 nationally↑ +124
- Knox#80 here · #195 nationally↑ +115
Less Popular in Arkansas
- Dylan#98 here · #41 nationally↓ −57
- Leo#75 here · #19 nationally↓ −56
- Jacob#99 here · #43 nationally↓ −56
- Anthony#97 here · #46 nationally↓ −51
- Julian#71 here · #25 nationally↓ −46
More Popular in Arkansas
- Wrenlee#95 here · #353 nationally↑ +258
- Hattie#98 here · #334 nationally↑ +236
- Aspen#77 here · #260 nationally↑ +183
- Collins#89 here · #243 nationally↑ +154
- Blakely#44 here · #191 nationally↑ +147
Less Popular in Arkansas
- Luna#80 here · #27 nationally↓ −53
- Elena#90 here · #42 nationally↓ −48
- Camila#60 here · #19 nationally↓ −41
- Josephine#94 here · #53 nationally↓ −41
- Isla#65 here · #28 nationally↓ −37
Top 100 Baby Names in Arkansas
Most popular names in 2020–2025, ranked by total births
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1Liam167#1
- #2Hudson147#17
- #3Oliver143#3
- #4Elijah138#7
- #5Noah134#2
- #6James131#6
- #7Henry128#5
- #8William125#9
- #9Waylon122#56
- #10Theodore106#4
Names #11–100
- #11 John
- #12 Samuel
- #13 Asher
- #14 Cooper
- #15 Benjamin
- #16 Levi
- #17 Wyatt
- #18 Carter
- #19 Jackson
- #20 Silas
- #21 Weston
- #22 Maverick
- #23 Stetson
- #24 Ezra
- #25 Mateo
- #26 Walker
- #27 Jack
- #28 Lucas
- #29 Brooks
- #30 Beau
- #31 Everett
- #32 Grayson
- #33 Elias
- #34 Michael
- #35 Owen
- #36 Thomas
- #37 Miles
- #38 Sebastian
- #39 Josiah
- #40 Charles
- #41 Rowan
- #42 River
- #43 Daniel
- #44 David
- #45 Luke
- #46 Bennett
- #47 Sawyer
- #48 Luca
- #49 Mason
- #50 Gabriel
- #51 Nolan
- #52 Atlas
- #53 Santiago
- #54 Archer
- #55 Ethan
- #56 Aiden
- #57 Isaiah
- #58 Lincoln
- #59 Matthew
- #60 Christopher
- #61 Wesley
- #62 Braxton
- #63 Parker
- #64 Rhett
- #65 Ezekiel
- #66 Joshua
- #67 Joseph
- #68 Jasper
- #69 Colter
- #70 Isaac
- #71 Julian
- #72 Roman
- #73 Alexander
- #74 Andrew
- #75 Leo
- #76 Nathan
- #77 Beckett
- #78 Myles
- #79 Kingston
- #80 Knox
- #81 Carson
- #82 Cohen
- #83 August
- #84 Barrett
- #85 Robert
- #86 Ryder
- #87 Bentley
- #88 Caleb
- #89 Graham
- #90 Luka
- #91 Ryker
- #92 Angel
- #93 Arthur
- #94 Axel
- #95 Eli
- #96 Greyson
- #97 Anthony
- #98 Dylan
- #99 Jacob
- #100 Jose
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1Charlotte148#2
- #2Amelia122#4
- #3Olivia119#1
- #4Isabella103#7
- #5Eleanor95#12
- #6Evelyn87#8
- #7Emma83#3
- #8Harper83#16
- #9Willow79#44
- #10Sophia78#5
Names #11–100
- #11 Hazel
- #12 Ellie
- #13 Ava
- #14 Elizabeth
- #15 Violet
- #16 Lily
- #17 Ivy
- #18 Nova
- #19 Ailany
- #20 Avery
- #21 Lainey
- #22 Aurora
- #23 Ella
- #24 Millie
- #25 Mia
- #26 Sofia
- #27 Naomi
- #28 Paisley
- #29 Magnolia
- #30 Scarlett
- #31 Abigail
- #32 Eliana
- #33 Mary
- #34 Oaklynn
- #35 Caroline
- #36 Delilah
- #37 Eden
- #38 Lucy
- #39 Nora
- #40 Parker
- #41 Stella
- #42 Penelope
- #43 Adeline
- #44 Blakely
- #45 Clara
- #46 Iris
- #47 Aria
- #48 Riley
- #49 Ruby
- #50 Chloe
- #51 Emery
- #52 Everleigh
- #53 Georgia
- #54 Layla
- #55 Oakley
- #56 Vivian
- #57 Zoe
- #58 Lillian
- #59 Sophie
- #60 Camila
- #61 Emily
- #62 Gianna
- #63 Josie
- #64 Raelynn
- #65 Isla
- #66 Lyla
- #67 Wrenley
- #68 Anna
- #69 Sutton
- #70 Kennedy
- #71 Sadie
- #72 Genesis
- #73 Grace
- #74 Addison
- #75 Hadley
- #76 River
- #77 Aspen
- #78 Kinsley
- #79 Leilani
- #80 Luna
- #81 Saylor
- #82 Scottie
- #83 Daisy
- #84 Ember
- #85 Hallie
- #86 Alice
- #87 Autumn
- #88 Claire
- #89 Collins
- #90 Elena
- #91 Emerson
- #92 Emersyn
- #93 Everly
- #94 Josephine
- #95 Wrenlee
- #96 Annie
- #97 Cora
- #98 Hattie
- #99 Juniper
- #100 Kehlani
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